Allison happily embraces being a geek. In between snuggles with her dog and writing, you can find her watching Disney movies, enjoying a good gritty docuseries, singing along to musical show tunes, or ...

In the late 1970s, filmmaker Steven Lisberger began experimenting with backlit animation, a process in which colored light shines through clear sections of animation cels to create unique and ...

The 1990s saw advancements in effects technology that allowed filmmakers's imaginations to run wild, as is seen by these ...

“Toy Story,” the first computer animated feature film, began production at Pixar Animation Studios on Jan. 19, 1993. Screengrab from Instagram Now a beloved family film with an entire catalog of ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...

As the industry continues to embrace computer-generated work, some audiences struggle to accept the change. By Calum Marsh The filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a founder of the animation house Studio Ghibli, ...

With a “To infinity … and beyond!” Toy Story captured the hearts of kids and adults alike when it reached theaters in 1995. But when the movie began production on January 19, 1993, its makers didn’t ...

We take seamless computer animation for granted these days. It’s hard not to when it’s growing increasingly difficult to decipher between reality and various simulated worlds. But computer animation ...

Ken Knowlton, artist and computer animation pioneer, died on June 16 at a hospice facility in Sarasota, Florida. According to his son, Rick Knowlton, the cause of death was unclear. Knowlton was an ...